[Anti-theft chapter, just refresh it later, it's troublesome for the brothers, and the fallen leaves admit their mistakes.] 】

Chapter 180

Rommel laid out his much-marked map on his desk for Harold to look at for himself.

After a while, Harold began to speak:

"Commander, this map of North Africa! The deployment of these fortifications and enemy forces on the map is well detailed, and the Imperial intelligence has done a really good job. ”

Rommel will not explain this to anyone, since Harold knows that this is a map of North Africa, it means that Harold is still relatively familiar with North Africa.

Rommel nodded and said:

"Yes, this is the map of North Africa, which shows all the strength and deployment of the British army in North Africa, and now there is a task for you, I wonder if Harold is interested? If you find this task too daunting, you can choose to refuse"

As soon as Harold heard that there was a task, he immediately asked excitedly:

"Commander, is it a combat mission?"

"Of course, a very difficult combat mission, can you be confident of completing it?"

Harold patted his chest and assured:

"Commander, give the order! There is no task that the 22nd Parachute Division cannot accomplish. ”

Rommel pointed to Tobruk on the map and said:

"Here, Tobruk, I want to parachute you here, and after taking here, I will hold on here for at least half a month.

You are likely to face a siege by several times the enemy, and you have little reinforcement, and all I can do is send you a little supply by helicopter, so you will make the most of what the British have left in Tobruk. ”

Now Harold's face became cautious, he took his hand and gestured on the map, after the comparison, Harold carefully checked the number of garrisons in Sallum, Egypt, Harold mentally calculated how many enemies he would besiege.

After a moment, Harold looked at Rommel and asked with a firm gaze:

"Commander, how much supply can you give me every day?"

"I only have twenty-four FA223 helicopters in my hands, and I only want to travel more than 1,200 kilometers from Tunisi to Tobruk, and 500 kilometers in a straight line from in front of the Mersha Pass to Tobruk, but there are British planes and anti-aircraft guns along the way, and helicopters cannot take this route.

The distance from Sicily to Tobruk is six hundred and eighty kilometres in a straight line, and this route is far but safe, so I can only send you supplies from Sicily, only once a day at night, about forty-eight tons of material.

If you hold the airfield, I can also resupply you once during the night, each time about three hundred tons.

These are not the most important, the port of Tobruk is an important material distribution center for the British army, and the material supplies of the British army on the front line are first transported to Tobruk by ship and then transferred to the front line.

Therefore, there are countless kinds of materials hoarded in the port of Tobruk, and when you are airborne, you must grab these materials as soon as possible, after all, the British army in Tobruk has only one regiment, and the British troops of this regiment are mainly stationed in the barracks under the fortress of Tobruk, and they do not have many troops in the port.

Even if you can only grab one-tenth of those materials, it is enough for you to hold on for a few months, if you let the British army blow up all these materials when you are airborne, even if you rely on the supplies I give you, you can hold out for half a month, then your airborne mission will also be a failure, because we need these materials to attack Egypt.

General Harold, do you understand? ”

Harold, a very rigorous general, did not answer the question, but asked rhetorically:

"Commander, is there really only one regiment of fortresses in Tobruk's garrison?"

Rommel was very affirmative:

"I can guarantee that there is only one fortress regiment in Tobruk, and the British army will not have any additional troops in the last three days, which is a rare opportunity."

It was a big gamble, both for Rommel and for Harold, who had made the wrong choice and had lost the 22nd Paratrooper Division altogether.

And once Harold made up his mind to carry out this mission, he would gamble the lives of the entire division, and this would be holding on behind enemy lines for half a month alone! This task is not without daunting, and it is simply life-threatening.

Harold's gaze became more resolute, it seemed that Harold already wanted to accept this task, but the steady Harold continued to ask:

"Commander, is two weeks enough for you to attack and advance from the Mersha Pass to Tobruk?"

For this problem, the historical Rommel did take two weeks, of course, Rommel only had one light armored division in his hands, and there were two Italian divisions playing soy sauce, and it stands to reason that the current seventh armored division has more powerful attack power than the light armored division.

But there are accidents in everything, and the speed at which the British army has withdrawn and reinforced has not been as fast as it is now, and no one can say whether Rommel's attack will encounter unexpected situations in the end.

Rommel can't lie to his subordinates on this point, and he can't mess with the tickets, which are irresponsible remarks and practices:

"Brother Harold, my expectation is to get to Tobruk in two weeks' time, and if there are no particularly unexpected circumstances, I will arrive in Tobruk a few days early, and if something unexpected happens, I don't know how long it will be delayed.

If you think this mission is too dangerous, then we will abandon this operation and launch an offensive in North Africa in a flat way, which has the advantage of achieving a lot of results in the early stage.

Because the British army is retreating rapidly, by the time we attack Tobruk, our supply lines will be very long, and the supply lines of the British army will become very close, and the British forces will be relatively concentrated.

This will undoubtedly make it more difficult for us to take Egypt and the Suez Canal, and it is likely that we will be in a stalemate in North Africa, which is the last thing I want to see.

My brother, I'll give you an hour to think about it. ”

Rommel made it very clear that this dangerous airborne mission was up to the commanders of the front line to decide, and Rommel's tactics of closing the door and beating dogs were very risky, and once successful, the results would be incomparably brilliant.

Harold wants to take tens of thousands of his brothers to die and live, and if Rommel's attack does not go well, then they will die and not live. (This is similar to the strategic concept of leaping thousands of miles into Dabie Mountain.) ）

Harold suddenly gritted his teeth, gave Rommel a military salute with a "snap", and then said in an extremely firm tone:

"Commander, on behalf of the 22nd Parachute Division, I accept this incomparably glorious mission, and our entire division is convinced that our General Rommel can lead us from victory to victory."

Such a task of nine deaths and a lifetime, Harold took it, Rommel did not rejoice, but had a heavy heart, and the trust of his subordinates in him was sometimes a responsibility!

"Okay, let's take a look at Tobruk's defense map."

Rommel took out a special Tobruk defense map from the drawer, which clearly showed the various defense facilities, troop deployment, weapons and equipment of the British army.

Harold looked at this detailed map of Tobruk in surprise, and couldn't help but be secretly surprised by the efficiency of the German intelligence services, Harold knew that this was Rommel who had gone out on a plane these days, risked being shot down by the enemy, used the "Eye of God" to probe Tobruk's situation, and then drew it himself on the plane.

…… (To be continued.) )